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and it appears that the united states nailed the attack. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. usual official confirming to us that cia drone strike talk him out in a lawless part of yemen. this was a man on the fbi's most wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head. someone the u.s. has been very, very interested in getting. >> apologies. i thought you were going to a piece of sound there. we've been talking about drone strikes. ainge lot of people understand there. is this going to become another pakistanish problem? >> not really. it looks like the exact opposite. in have been 15 drone strikes this year. and the offensive is really starting to ramp up for several reasons. one is the president seems very commitmented to going after al qaeda and supportive of u.s. drone strikes. the cia got authorization to product drone strikes even if they're not sure of the target's identity. so it's given the u.s. more leeway to conduct some of these drone strikes. and when you look at what koubt terrorism officials say about the al qaeda group in yemen that it's the most direct threa
and it appears that the united states nailed the attack. chris lawrence is at the pentagon. usual official confirming to us that cia drone strike talk him out in a lawless part of yemen. this was a man on the fbi's most wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head. someone the u.s. has been very, very interested in getting. >> apologies. i thought you were going to a piece of sound there. we've been talking about drone strikes. ainge lot of people understand there. is this going to...
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these reports which the united states government has published for nearly four decades make clear to governments around the world we are watching and we are holding you accountable. but sadly and rather predictably i must say human rights seem to take a backseat to politics in this report we couldn't help but notice and things that were missing and believe me we weren't the only ones either the state department only fail to hold all governments to account here it also fails to recognize the role that america plays in the erosion of human rights in certain countries for example the report of mon how innocent civilians were indiscriminately killed by airstrikes like this one for example carried out by the turkish military in december. iraqi kurds take to the streets to denounce and to strike that left thirty five kids dead. sounds pretty horrible right all the deceased in this situation were civilians and the state department characterized it as arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life in his human rights report and rightly so but you see the devil is in the details and the details in
these reports which the united states government has published for nearly four decades make clear to governments around the world we are watching and we are holding you accountable. but sadly and rather predictably i must say human rights seem to take a backseat to politics in this report we couldn't help but notice and things that were missing and believe me we weren't the only ones either the state department only fail to hold all governments to account here it also fails to recognize the...
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first they say you're dead broke, the united states of america, you can do anything you want, go for it. so then you go for it and then you make it and then there's like [ bleep ] you. >> you're pretty strong worded, i understand that you're in a podcast and it's all in fun. >> it's a comedy club, there's no language restrictions. >> but without the bad language, did you -- why do you emphasize this tax issue? >> i believed in him, i agreed with everything he was saying when he ran for president, i was listening to what he said, i thought this guy thinks like me and i agree with him. now he's changing thing. i should have said people who don't pay their fair share of taxes. the reality is the irs, 2011 tax bracket, if you make $388,000 or more a year, you pay 35%. first he said, well, it's the 15% on capital gains, then he stopped saying that, all he keeps saying is that millionaires and billionaires don't pay their fair share of taxes. >> it's the warren buffett argument, where warren buffett pays a lower tax rate. >> warren buffett is paying 15% on capital gains, meaning money he a
first they say you're dead broke, the united states of america, you can do anything you want, go for it. so then you go for it and then you make it and then there's like [ bleep ] you. >> you're pretty strong worded, i understand that you're in a podcast and it's all in fun. >> it's a comedy club, there's no language restrictions. >> but without the bad language, did you -- why do you emphasize this tax issue? >> i believed in him, i agreed with everything he was saying...
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i said i don't thing he'll be able to give up attacking the united states, even though his focus seems to be egypt and exploiting the arab springs in particular from everything he's saying but he is also extremely angry at the united states. and i think his attack on the u.s. won't be about chasing the u.s. out of the -- you know, our lands, it won't be about fund-raising per se. in fact, i don't think it will have a rational basis at all. i think it will be pure revenge. because it was the u.s. who killed his wife and his kids and i don't think he's ever forgotten that, any more than he's forgotten that he was tortured by the egyptian government and betrayed his best friend. i do worry about attacks on the u.s. but i don't see them as having the tight, strategic aims that bin laden's 9/11 attack had that went after economic, military and political centers. i believe it will be a sort of i want revenge and he's going to do it regardless i think of whether it to the benefit of the group or not. >> i think that part of that is irrelevant in that the attacks to the united states could fro
i said i don't thing he'll be able to give up attacking the united states, even though his focus seems to be egypt and exploiting the arab springs in particular from everything he's saying but he is also extremely angry at the united states. and i think his attack on the u.s. won't be about chasing the u.s. out of the -- you know, our lands, it won't be about fund-raising per se. in fact, i don't think it will have a rational basis at all. i think it will be pure revenge. because it was the...
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the president of the united states advancing civil rights in our country. with his statement. his statement was spoke to the values of our family, the values of our faith and the values of our country. it was moving. it was historic, and it was a great day for our country. it honors the ideal of kuwaitqu which is the hope and the heritage of our country. today on the floor of the house we will see a debate on the budget, which clearly defines the values and vision of the democratic party and the republican party. i wish that this were a statement that we could come together on, on what our priorities are for the education of our children, job creation for our workers, retirement and health security for our seniors, safety in our neighborhoods and our the air our children breathe and security for our country, all done in fiscal sound way, not partisan or political about that. instead except of finding that we find two different paths in this p these budgets. one that says we choose millionaires over the middle class. the republican budget. one that undermines our children's edu
the president of the united states advancing civil rights in our country. with his statement. his statement was spoke to the values of our family, the values of our faith and the values of our country. it was moving. it was historic, and it was a great day for our country. it honors the ideal of kuwaitqu which is the hope and the heritage of our country. today on the floor of the house we will see a debate on the budget, which clearly defines the values and vision of the democratic party and...
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states. >> i want to say the device was always under control, and that no one in the united states was ever at risk, because we did have control. >> those who have seen the bomb say it is remarkably similar to this, the one worn by the 2009 underwear bomber. while the ingredients were improved, the overall design was basically the same with no metal. presenting no more challenge to screeners than the 2009 underwear bomb. as a result, u.s. officials say no change to airport security is planned. >> the fact that we have the device shows us how to look for, and how to detect such devices should they be used in the future. >> could it have gotten through screening? homeland security officials say they cannot be certain, but just as with the 2009 underwear bomb, the answer is no. >> in today's date with all the various layers we have, in all likelihood, it would not have exploded. >> they will investigate how word of this top secret intelligence operation first began to leak last week before it was made public. that put at risk those involved in disrupting the plot. >> pete williams from wa
states. >> i want to say the device was always under control, and that no one in the united states was ever at risk, because we did have control. >> those who have seen the bomb say it is remarkably similar to this, the one worn by the 2009 underwear bomber. while the ingredients were improved, the overall design was basically the same with no metal. presenting no more challenge to screeners than the 2009 underwear bomb. as a result, u.s. officials say no change to airport security...
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a dramatic new twist in the foiled al qaeda plot to bomb a plane bound for the united states. word tonight that the would-be suicide bomber was a double agent under control of the cia and saudi intelligence. an informant who handed over to
a dramatic new twist in the foiled al qaeda plot to bomb a plane bound for the united states. word tonight that the would-be suicide bomber was a double agent under control of the cia and saudi intelligence. an informant who handed over to
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foreign policy in particular the united states's stance on syria washington's treatment of tehran and the uranium nuclear program as well as the american antti missile defense shield that's proposed the eastern europe obvious problem of staying with missiles are russia tries to nail down legal galaxy's from the us on his defense system just ahead of next week's nato summit. russia's anti terror committee says it has foiled a major plot targeting the upcoming winter olympics in sochi russian security forces seized an entire arsenal of weapons in the country and arrested three menacing leaders with details ati's tom barton. joint operation by abkhazian and russian special forces found numerous caches of weapons in our cars including guns ammunition explosives and portable anti aircraft missiles russia's national antiterrorism committee told the interfax news agency that they believe those weapons were destined for a terrorist attack on the winter olympics in sochi in two thousand and fourteen and the added that the infamous islam ist militant leader doc who was behind the plan doing tom
foreign policy in particular the united states's stance on syria washington's treatment of tehran and the uranium nuclear program as well as the american antti missile defense shield that's proposed the eastern europe obvious problem of staying with missiles are russia tries to nail down legal galaxy's from the us on his defense system just ahead of next week's nato summit. russia's anti terror committee says it has foiled a major plot targeting the upcoming winter olympics in sochi russian...
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big impact way down the united states economy and, again, in an election year president obama all over it in part for that reason. he had success in pressing the german chancellor merkel to pull back on budget cuts, austerity measures in favor of growth and spending but that could have long-term political problems for the president because you have speaker boehner, the republican, saying as they start budget talks here at home, the president is more about spending than cuts. >> the issue is the debt. people are not clamoring to invest in greece. we do not think dealing with our debt and deficit in a serious way we will not have many options. i'm not going to apologize for leading. the real issue is, will the president lead? >>reporter: the white house response is that the president has been leading but he believes not in europe we need government spending in short-term to create jobs and the economic growth going but in the long term, thoughts of the debt which is a huge, huge problem not just in europe but back home, as well. >>shepard: ed, thank you. protesters organizing in and arou
big impact way down the united states economy and, again, in an election year president obama all over it in part for that reason. he had success in pressing the german chancellor merkel to pull back on budget cuts, austerity measures in favor of growth and spending but that could have long-term political problems for the president because you have speaker boehner, the republican, saying as they start budget talks here at home, the president is more about spending than cuts. >> the issue...
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certainly in the united states where it is a crime to do any business with these people. but one of the things, institutions that are not obliged to run by u.s. law. to screen their transactions so that they are certain they're not facilitating any transactions for individuals that we have designated for being involved in terrorist financing. that is prevented al-qaeda from using the formal financial network to move money, to raise money, to spend money and that has had a tremendous impact on al-qaeda cores financial situation. but they're not completely constitute and one of the areas we are very much focused today is kidnapping for ransom, the role of these al-qaeda affiliates, whether it's aqim the affiliate in yemen, al shabaab in somalia. usinging kidnapping for ransom is way too raise substantial amounts of money. we're talking millions of dollars. >> i think we have seen aqim in particular since 2008 raising tens of millions of dollars through kidnapping for ransom. these are big hits. big dollar amounts. these individual kidnaps episodes. >> and that's much harder
certainly in the united states where it is a crime to do any business with these people. but one of the things, institutions that are not obliged to run by u.s. law. to screen their transactions so that they are certain they're not facilitating any transactions for individuals that we have designated for being involved in terrorist financing. that is prevented al-qaeda from using the formal financial network to move money, to raise money, to spend money and that has had a tremendous impact on...
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i think attacking the united states before 9/11 was about bin laden's kind of fantasy about what this would do. and after 9/11, was about recruiting. and about showing people they were still relevant. and about lots of other things, but not about those main objectives any longer. so that is why i call al qaeda not a terrorist group, because a terrorist group is a small, secretive group, few hundred people, don't have either the capabilities or the desire to expand further, unable to recruit people into their organization fast enough to replace them. and are incapable of holding territory and governing it. and when you look at al qaeda core, you can say, well, that certainly is what's going on. but as you pointed out, the term al qaeda actually means headquarters. and, in fact, their first term for themselves was the high command. something that is repeated also in these captured document and elsewhere. the high command of something they hoped would be bigger. and which since about 2005/2006, has begun to live up to these aspirations of the 1990s. they set out to create, which you call
i think attacking the united states before 9/11 was about bin laden's kind of fantasy about what this would do. and after 9/11, was about recruiting. and about showing people they were still relevant. and about lots of other things, but not about those main objectives any longer. so that is why i call al qaeda not a terrorist group, because a terrorist group is a small, secretive group, few hundred people, don't have either the capabilities or the desire to expand further, unable to recruit...
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and we will continue to work with them to go after the enemies that threaten the united states. >> would you rule out using ground forces in yemen at some point? >> there -- yeah, there's no consideration of that. our operations now are directed with the yemenis going after al- qaida. >> yeah, if i -- if i could contribute to that part of the question -- or that question as well. we -- you know, we've had a decades-long relationship -- security cooperation relationship with yemen. we suspended it during the period of their civil unrest. and as president hadi began to restore constitutional order to the situation, we're reappearing in terms of our building partner capacity. but it is very much as the secretary described. it's trying to build their capacity, not use our own. to your question about the issue at the joint forces staff college, as you know, i've made an inquiry into a particular course that was brought to my attention by one of the students because he was concerned that it was objectionable and it was counter to our values, you know, our appreciation for religious freedom and
and we will continue to work with them to go after the enemies that threaten the united states. >> would you rule out using ground forces in yemen at some point? >> there -- yeah, there's no consideration of that. our operations now are directed with the yemenis going after al- qaida. >> yeah, if i -- if i could contribute to that part of the question -- or that question as well. we -- you know, we've had a decades-long relationship -- security cooperation relationship with...
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so we also need to recognize that some of the same standards that may be in place in the united states, may not be met in other countries. >> reporter: in the end, this latest plot was stopped not by technology, but by good spy work, with an apparent undercover operative inside al qaeda, raising some other questions about today's release of information by the white house. >> well, you have to wonder if this plot was foiled by someone on theinside, whether or not that means that source is blown, and therefore, they no longer have someone on the inside, and would not know about the next plot. >> u.s. officials say the head of operations for al qaeda in yemen was killed over the weekend by a u.s. drone strike. but tonight, the bomb maker, alasiri, is still at large and is believed to be training other bomb makers at how to make other bomb, all aimed at u.s. aircraft. >>> "good morning america" will have all the latest details on this story in the morning. just ahead, did you see "the avengers" this weekend? we'll bring you the big-brand cameos, you might have missed. with progressive mobi
so we also need to recognize that some of the same standards that may be in place in the united states, may not be met in other countries. >> reporter: in the end, this latest plot was stopped not by technology, but by good spy work, with an apparent undercover operative inside al qaeda, raising some other questions about today's release of information by the white house. >> well, you have to wonder if this plot was foiled by someone on theinside, whether or not that means that...
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and what more can the united states do to slow that process? >> we are very concerned about al qaeda activity and extremist activity in yemen. a positive development has been a relatively peaceful political transition in yemen. and we participated diplomatically along with yemen's neighbors in helping to lead to a political transition but the work is not done the we have established a strong counterterrorism partnership with the yemen government. but, there is in doubt that in a country that is still poor, that is still unstable, it is attracting a lot of folks that previously might have but in the toss up before we put pressure on them there we will continue to work with the yemen government to try to thwart them with the operates. that is important for united states safety and support for the stability of yemen and for the region. but, i think one of the things we have learned from the afghanistan experience is if us to stay focused on the counter terrorism issue and work with the government and not overextend ourselves, but to operate smartl
and what more can the united states do to slow that process? >> we are very concerned about al qaeda activity and extremist activity in yemen. a positive development has been a relatively peaceful political transition in yemen. and we participated diplomatically along with yemen's neighbors in helping to lead to a political transition but the work is not done the we have established a strong counterterrorism partnership with the yemen government. but, there is in doubt that in a country...
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meanwhile, job openings in the united states are rising. the number of help wanted ads heading near a four-year high. for each job available, still about 3 1/2 unemployed americans competing for it. and mcdonald's getting less love. sales rising lez than expected last month and it is not because americans weren't lunching away. weakness in its japanese business slowing things down. if you love girl scout cookies, get ready for girl scout candy. nest lee will be setting limited edition girl scout candy bars between june and september. you'll have three choices based on the cookie classics. thin mints, caramel coconut, and peanut butter cream. don't wait for the doorbell to ring. you can only buy them in retail stores. that's business. >>> a teenager's ipad video chap captured her mother's murder. christopher is charged with killing his long time girlfriend, kristen at their home in massachusetts. police say he chased her into the daughter's room and stabbed her repeatedly with a meat cleaver. the girl was talking on a video c
meanwhile, job openings in the united states are rising. the number of help wanted ads heading near a four-year high. for each job available, still about 3 1/2 unemployed americans competing for it. and mcdonald's getting less love. sales rising lez than expected last month and it is not because americans weren't lunching away. weakness in its japanese business slowing things down. if you love girl scout cookies, get ready for girl scout candy. nest lee will be setting limited edition girl...
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. >> on this mayday occupy marchers are being planned and 120 cities across the united states, including the nation's capital. >> members of occupy d.c. our plan in a rally this afternoon. at 6:30, they will march to the white house. they are calling today this part -- start of their spring resurgence. d.c. council is expected to repay city workers for the for they were taken to -- forced to take. council members are also expected to vote for another bill. legislation to delay tax on out- of-state bonds held by d.c. residents. turning to the 20 top campaign comedy about a campaign is wrapping up efforts in virginia, launching a new effort to win the common law. >> it is important for women to have a president to care about women's rights. [applause] >> and holton and valerie halosted and event's last night. her husband is running for the senate seat held by jim webb. achy mitt romney supporter made headlines yesterday. -- a key mitt romney supporter made headlines yesterday. that's new jersey john boehner -- to governor chris christie. resisted a curse to run for president. romney is exp
. >> on this mayday occupy marchers are being planned and 120 cities across the united states, including the nation's capital. >> members of occupy d.c. our plan in a rally this afternoon. at 6:30, they will march to the white house. they are calling today this part -- start of their spring resurgence. d.c. council is expected to repay city workers for the for they were taken to -- forced to take. council members are also expected to vote for another bill. legislation to delay tax...
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it was the tip of overseas to allow the united states -- the good news is that working with various countries including yemen, the government of like the predecessor is lmuch more forward. it recognizes that al qaeda is a threat to itself. the international cooperation here means that we are getting better at thwarting these plots. but groups are still trying to. >> doesn't underline that what we will have to do is rely on intelligence? >> the information is possible and the conduct of another operation that came across. it is unclear how close to the inner circle -- it is one of the most difficult aspect because a group like al qaeda the fought together in afghanistan, it is tricky. nonetheless, because we have been able to take out so many operatives, they don't have the bench they have had before. they might be able to insert that. >> the ability to operate as a coherent structure. we see there is johann strong in afghanistan. >> where he was referring to was the circles, they probably don't have the ability to conduct the attack like at 9/11. although that there was an ambivalent view, po
it was the tip of overseas to allow the united states -- the good news is that working with various countries including yemen, the government of like the predecessor is lmuch more forward. it recognizes that al qaeda is a threat to itself. the international cooperation here means that we are getting better at thwarting these plots. but groups are still trying to. >> doesn't underline that what we will have to do is rely on intelligence? >> the information is possible and the conduct...
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would we have seen larger attacks more directed at the united states? >> so, let me be a little bit kind of -- i don't want to spare bin laden. on one level you see bin laden in these letters calling on these regional jihadi groups to focus their attacks on the united states. at the same time you can see that he doesn't trust them. so there is something intriguing about one of these letters, the longest letters that he wrote, which is the most reflective one. this is the letter in which he propose to centralize jihadi activities. this is really the centralization, his attempt comes in 2010. so, what we seem to have is that he wants to centralize efforts, we don't know what it was like before then. and we see him -- the plan for this centralization seems to refer to this kind of special operation force that he would have liked to create based on the letter from a certain person, a very carefully written and intelligent letter about how we need to police the regional jihadi groups. so my own interpretation is that it don't think bin laden would have wante
would we have seen larger attacks more directed at the united states? >> so, let me be a little bit kind of -- i don't want to spare bin laden. on one level you see bin laden in these letters calling on these regional jihadi groups to focus their attacks on the united states. at the same time you can see that he doesn't trust them. so there is something intriguing about one of these letters, the longest letters that he wrote, which is the most reflective one. this is the letter in which...
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and then your to the united states. the president has invited him to the white house. an increase, weeks of political turmoil likely done. the express their anger over income cuts punishing mainstream politicians in a general election. now no party has a ruling majority in that country. a pro austerity party came in first and is now time to form a coalition government. >> now to camping 2012 wearing new poll shows mitt romney in a dead heat with president obama in a likely november match up. mitt romney has a 48/47% lead in the politico george university survey. but mitt romney had a nine point lead in the same poll back in february. today a top adviser to the president said the reelection team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month. ballots for california's june 5th primary election are in the melt. county election offices will begin sending out vote by mail ballots today for an absentee ballots counted must be delivered to the registrar's office by 8:00 p.m. on election day. >> the forces with them, we know that, a bay area city could be a new home for
and then your to the united states. the president has invited him to the white house. an increase, weeks of political turmoil likely done. the express their anger over income cuts punishing mainstream politicians in a general election. now no party has a ruling majority in that country. a pro austerity party came in first and is now time to form a coalition government. >> now to camping 2012 wearing new poll shows mitt romney in a dead heat with president obama in a likely november match...
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and for giving the best defense advice we can to the president of the united states. so i think that's true for both mardy dempsey and myself. there are laws we are enforcing in this area now that are of note. one is the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. we just got report i received yesterday that indicates that that's going very well and it's going pursuant to all of the planning that was done before that went into effect. it is -- it's not impacting on morale. it's not impacting on unit cohesion. it is not impacting on readiness, and so because it was prepared, and i give tremendous credit to the military for having laid the groundwork for that going into effect, as a result of that kind of effective planning, this is working well, and very frankly, my view is that the military has kind of moved beyond it. it's become part and parcel of what they've accepted within the military. the other law that we do have is the doma law. the defense of marriage act. and the defense of marriage act obviously does have some impact with regards to the benefits that are provided to
and for giving the best defense advice we can to the president of the united states. so i think that's true for both mardy dempsey and myself. there are laws we are enforcing in this area now that are of note. one is the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. we just got report i received yesterday that indicates that that's going very well and it's going pursuant to all of the planning that was done before that went into effect. it is -- it's not impacting on morale. it's not impacting on unit...
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if you acquire a visa to the united states you're not taking an oath not to harm the united states. but if you have an acquired citizenship, you do take an oath. and this is where he wants to make it known that visas and born sit zoneship are different from when you take an oath. once you take an oath, you are bound to comply with that oath. he does have these kind of -- sort of understanding of legal jihad from the classical tradition that he would like to comply with. >> that's interesting, because other folks, you know the most traumatic and deadly attack by americanp citizen in al qaeda's name was that by hassan who took an oath when he became an officer, swore an oath to protect the constitution. it would be interesting to note that bin ladin fell in the same category. let's start here and work our way with back. >> al richmond former state department. many files have not been released. first, were there more -- there's more intention to do so, to declassify? and whether or not that's the case, do you have a sense in conversation with people what the criteria may have been for
if you acquire a visa to the united states you're not taking an oath not to harm the united states. but if you have an acquired citizenship, you do take an oath. and this is where he wants to make it known that visas and born sit zoneship are different from when you take an oath. once you take an oath, you are bound to comply with that oath. he does have these kind of -- sort of understanding of legal jihad from the classical tradition that he would like to comply with. >> that's...
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officials of the united states say they and their allies have disrupted a plot to bomb an airliner. it was to be carried out around the anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. it was used in a failed attack over detroit in 2009. good >> this is a remnant of the underwear from design to blow up an airplane over detroit on christmas day, 2009. it failed to detonate fully. officials say a more sophisticated bomb was to be used in the latest hot, and this is what would have happened if gone off sabihad properly. it is not confirm if the latest on contains the same explosives. it is being examined by the fbi. the defense secretary giveaway few details about the case. >> i do not comment on specific classified operations other than to say the united states engages in a number of operations to go after all kinda -- al qaeda and their militant allies. this country needs to remain vigilant against those who would seek to attack this country, and we will do everything necessary to keep this country saves. >> it is not clear if the bomb would have been detected by security. it does not
officials of the united states say they and their allies have disrupted a plot to bomb an airliner. it was to be carried out around the anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. it was used in a failed attack over detroit in 2009. good >> this is a remnant of the underwear from design to blow up an airplane over detroit on christmas day, 2009. it failed to detonate fully. officials say a more sophisticated bomb was to be used in the latest hot, and this is what would have happened if...
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partly it's because the united states has been in afghanistan for ten years. the afghans are tired of this. there's tension between the afghan forces and the american forces. and you know, the pentagon officially now is saying this is just the cost of war, but it's a significant problem, and we're getting out in 2014. that will be the solution. >> of course, the way forward, former taliban leader who was involved in negotiations was assassinated. we've had setbacks on almost every front. president karzai is coming for these meetings this weekend and will be meeting with the president. what about their relationship? it's been fractious in the past. >> it's been a very difficult marriage. it's been a dysfunctional marriage i would say between the united states and afghanistan and between president karzai and presidents obama and president bush ahead of him. so he's the man that the u.s. has to deal with in afghanistan, and they just make it work to the extent they can. and also among the taliban i would say, there are divisions in the taliban between senior lead
partly it's because the united states has been in afghanistan for ten years. the afghans are tired of this. there's tension between the afghan forces and the american forces. and you know, the pentagon officially now is saying this is just the cost of war, but it's a significant problem, and we're getting out in 2014. that will be the solution. >> of course, the way forward, former taliban leader who was involved in negotiations was assassinated. we've had setbacks on almost every front....
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. >>> they failed to blow up a plane in yemen bound for the united states. they planned to use the under ware bomber. coming up at 216 with a plot that led to the plot. >> the search may be over and as we first told you, we found a red jetta and it was seen on suv cameras the day she disappeared. they also say the car was see in areas where sierra lemar's belongings of where they were found. >> we are asking for the public's help in this case. >> crime line reports ruled out any connection between sierra's case and used condemns that were found on the field they will conduct another ground touch tomorrow. >>> after a day off, things are starting back up in the district in 2008. prosecutors say he mistook them for rival gang members. one of them was sick and they will meet again this morning at the 30 -- 9:30. >>> if you are driving from richmond to berkeley heading west. also the morning commute looks good if you are driving to the toll plaza although there is a little bit of a backup in some of these lanes. fast track lanes are moving without a big hitch. t
. >>> they failed to blow up a plane in yemen bound for the united states. they planned to use the under ware bomber. coming up at 216 with a plot that led to the plot. >> the search may be over and as we first told you, we found a red jetta and it was seen on suv cameras the day she disappeared. they also say the car was see in areas where sierra lemar's belongings of where they were found. >> we are asking for the public's help in this case. >> crime line reports...
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power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. >>> updating the top stories. two southwest planes were temporarily grounded after phoned-in threats. one was in phoenix. the other in southern california. after a thorough search, both aircraft were cleared for takeoff. >>> moderate republican senator richard lugar lost his bid for re-election in the indiana primary. he's the currently longest-serving member of the senate. first elected back in 1976. >>> the tsa is throwing millions of dollars of unused equipment in a warehouse. the agency says it was cheaper to buy the items and not use them. >>> flooding rain from the southern rockies, into texas, the gulf coast and florida. pretty stormy all the way up to new england. >>> and finally from us this morning, it was double the heartache last night on "dancing with the stars," as two couples got the boot. >> yes. and for those remaining on the dance floor, the competition for the mirrorball really h
power and associates has ranked quicken loans "highest in customer satisfaction in the united states." call or go to quickenloans.com to discover for yourself why we're engineered to amaze. >>> updating the top stories. two southwest planes were temporarily grounded after phoned-in threats. one was in phoenix. the other in southern california. after a thorough search, both aircraft were cleared for takeoff. >>> moderate republican senator richard lugar lost his bid...
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the united states border patrol is unveiling a new national strategy. it makes no minutes of the bush administration's border fence. that is out. they are not coming over here now. the number coming from mexico and going to mexico is the same. why not break out the drones? drone them. the united states border patrol has the ability to deploy a drone anywhere in a matter of hours. and the prime suspect in the disappearance of the american teenager, natalee holloway may face trial in the united states. new details. [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. ♪ wer surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fus
the united states border patrol is unveiling a new national strategy. it makes no minutes of the bush administration's border fence. that is out. they are not coming over here now. the number coming from mexico and going to mexico is the same. why not break out the drones? drone them. the united states border patrol has the ability to deploy a drone anywhere in a matter of hours. and the prime suspect in the disappearance of the american teenager, natalee holloway may face trial in the united...
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now, does that means the united states has to be physically itself involved? no. that is, in fact, not the obvious policy implication of what i'm saying. in fact, that -- iraq should have told us that our presence there in some ways created more problems than it created help. our prolonged presence in afghanistan might have created more problems than it helped to solve. so i'm not making an argument for, you know, some sort of boots on the ground, u.s. must be physically involved in all of these places. >> but there is another thing that we will forget about at our peril. and that is that throughout the 1 1980s and '90s, we saw salafi islam as an antidote to the so-called revolution to islam or hoe mainism. this is what it is. because we thought they were noting about to be revolutionary. we thought the salafis were just praying and wearing beards and so on and so forth. and now they have metastasized. even the whole creation of taliban itself. this was linked to regional rivalries, i'm sorry to say. we have to look at the context. i mean, you don't -- you can't s
now, does that means the united states has to be physically itself involved? no. that is, in fact, not the obvious policy implication of what i'm saying. in fact, that -- iraq should have told us that our presence there in some ways created more problems than it created help. our prolonged presence in afghanistan might have created more problems than it helped to solve. so i'm not making an argument for, you know, some sort of boots on the ground, u.s. must be physically involved in all of...
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states or outside the united states. let me start by saying we do not investigate individuals or groups solely on the basis of ethnicity or race. there may be occasions where we know a particular entity, it can be a gang a. terrorist group, it can be organized crime, preys on certain groups in communities, and in those situation where is there may be strings or what have you, the data in terms of those communities may bear on that intelligence analysis. >> domain management is that directed towards? >> pardon. >> is domain management program is that directed towards certain communities? >> no. it's the threats. mortgage fraud in the community of los angeles, where is the mortgage fraud? domain management means look at your particular division or district and identify the threats and the existence of those threats and how you're going to address that threat. that's domain management. that's identifying the threats and how you go -- have to allocate the resources to address the threats. >> what is mapping? >> the gentlewom
states or outside the united states. let me start by saying we do not investigate individuals or groups solely on the basis of ethnicity or race. there may be occasions where we know a particular entity, it can be a gang a. terrorist group, it can be organized crime, preys on certain groups in communities, and in those situation where is there may be strings or what have you, the data in terms of those communities may bear on that intelligence analysis. >> domain management is that...
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does that mean the united states has to be physically itself involved? no. that is in fact not the obvious policy implication of what i'm saying. in fact, iraq should have told us that our presence there in some ways created more problems than it created help. our prolonged presence in afghanistan might have created more problems than it helped to resolve. i'm not making an argument for some sort of boots on the ground, u.s. must be physically involved in all of these places. >> but there is another thing that we will forget about at our peril and that is throughout the 1980s and 90s, we saw salafi islam as an antidote. we thought they were not going to be revolutionary. we thought they were just praying and wearing beards and so on and so forth and now they have metastasized. we have to look at the conflict. you can't start -- the other thing, it's a pity mary left. you have to have a dialectic approach to these things. yes being some people may turn to taliban. but they turn to taliban as a result of the long civil war that happen. the countries do not ret
does that mean the united states has to be physically itself involved? no. that is in fact not the obvious policy implication of what i'm saying. in fact, iraq should have told us that our presence there in some ways created more problems than it created help. our prolonged presence in afghanistan might have created more problems than it helped to resolve. i'm not making an argument for some sort of boots on the ground, u.s. must be physically involved in all of these places. >> but there...
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>>> in china, in japan, and in the united states millions of people gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare celestial event. welcome to nhk world "newsline." an annular solar eclipse only comes around once in a lifetime depending where you live. that's why people from the united states to china to japan stopped hours ago to stare at the sky. they used telescopes, protective glasses or pinhole cameras to see the moon pass in front of the sun and create a ring of fire. these are images of the eclipse sped up 260 times. it lasted from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on where viewers were. an annular solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and earth are in perfect alignment. the moon appears smaller than the sun so a bright ring forms around the moon. here's the path of the eclipse across the pacific ocean. millions of people around the world caught the view. people also saw a rare phenomenon called baily's beads. the surface of the moon has mountains and valleys. when the sun back lit the moon forms like sparkling beads dotted the ring's edge. many commuters in tokyo caught the
>>> in china, in japan, and in the united states millions of people gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare celestial event. welcome to nhk world "newsline." an annular solar eclipse only comes around once in a lifetime depending where you live. that's why people from the united states to china to japan stopped hours ago to stare at the sky. they used telescopes, protective glasses or pinhole cameras to see the moon pass in front of the sun and create a ring of fire. these are...
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there is no doubt there have been tensions between isaf and pakistan, the united states and pakistan. >> progress may not be free of blood shed. the warm and not really end. only the fighting will be done by afghan forces. they want to assure them that when they stand up, they will not stand alone. >> we're making an enduring commitment to the long-term future of afghanistan. the message to the afghan people is we will not desert them. the message to the insurgency is equally clear. you cannot win on the battlefield. he should stop fighting and start talking. >> the summit is intended to mark a milestone. the journey is far from over. nato is planning in a supporting role in afghanistan even as it prepares to clear the war is over. bbc news in chicago. >> for more on the strategy emerging from the summit, i am joined by prof. of international politics and former adviser in the u.s. state department. they are not short of optimism. at the end of the day, leaving afghanistan does not mean the end of the war. will the afghan forces really be able to cope? >> i do not think so, largely be
there is no doubt there have been tensions between isaf and pakistan, the united states and pakistan. >> progress may not be free of blood shed. the warm and not really end. only the fighting will be done by afghan forces. they want to assure them that when they stand up, they will not stand alone. >> we're making an enduring commitment to the long-term future of afghanistan. the message to the afghan people is we will not desert them. the message to the insurgency is equally clear....